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Republicans recoil over Nvidia CEO spy allegations as feds investigate: ‘I lost my breath’

Kaelan Deese · November 10, 2026 9:21 pm

Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., speaks before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine attend a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Ted Budd to run for second Senate term in swing state North Carolina

Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., speaks before President Donald Trump signs a bill that returns whole milk to school cafeterias across the country, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

Trump drops appeals court nominee opposed by Arkansas senators

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and members of the Republican Conference arrive to elect their leadership following the sweeping victory by Democrats in the midterm elections.

‘Forget 2028’: Senate GOP braces for a long stretch in the minority

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) center, walks to his office at the Capitol.

Opposition to Schumer leading Senate grows amid calls for a ‘new generation’ from Democrats

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, unlike the federal government, only 22 states partially shut down without a budget agreement. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Congress can and should end government shutdowns for good

Kurt Couchman February 9, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., launched a filibuster against a spending bill negotiated by his own party's leader on Thursday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Dear Republicans: Big budgets equal big government

Washington Examiner February 9, 2018 2:35 am

After a report said Senate Intelligence Committee ranking member Mark Warner communicated with a lobbyist for a Russian oligarch who said he could put Warner in touch with "Trump dossier" author Christopher Steele, Sen. Marco Rubio (pictured) said Warner had already disclosed it.

Marco Rubio undercuts report on Mark Warner attempting to talk to Trump dossier author: It has ‘zero impact’ on Intel probe

Diana Stancy Correll February 9, 2018 2:00 am

A new two-year budget deal in the Senate aims to close the so-called "donut hole" coverage gap in the Medicare Part D drug benefit by shifting more of the program's costs to drug companies. (iStock)

Senate budget deal benefits insurers at the expense of sick seniors

Sally Pipes February 9, 2018 12:48 am

Lawmakers on Thursday were prepared to pass a bill to both fund the government through March 23 and outline a spending cap deal that would enable spending accords for the next two years. But Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is demanding a vote to restore federal budget caps that the deal obliterates, causing a standoff that may potentially lead to another shutdown. (Senate TV via AP)

Rand Paul opposition to spending bill threatens brief shutdown

Susan Ferrechio February 8, 2018 11:47 pm

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., (left) and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., (right) of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee are two of the Advancing Cutting-Edge Research Act's cosponsors. It would give the National Institutes of Health more flexible authority to conduct research on how to address the opioid epidemic. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators aim to spur creation of non-addictive painkillers

Robert King February 8, 2018 11:38 pm

Mexico's chief negotiator Kenneth Smith Ramos took to twitter Thursday to defend the North American Free Trade Agreement, after his U.S. counterpart suggested the U.S. may break away from the three-way nature of the deal in favor of unilateral discussions. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Mexican negotiator takes to Twitter to defend NAFTA

Sean Higgins February 8, 2018 10:46 pm

In his fiscal 2017 budget, then-President Barack Obama sought to increase the spending cap on defense spending by $35 billion. Two years later, a deal hashed out by congressional leaders would increase that cap by $80 billion to $629 billion. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Bipartisan budget deal would lift caps even more than Obama asked for

Joseph Lawler February 8, 2018 10:25 pm

Lifting from rapper Eminem's hit "Lose Yourself," Republican Senate candidate and disgraced Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio said in a fundraising email, "You only get one shot, do not miss your chance. â¦ This opportunity comes once in a lifetime." (AP Images)

Sheriff Joe Arpaio quotes Eminem in latest fundraising email

Tristan Justice February 8, 2018 10:00 pm

Uncertainty in House as a New Government Shutdown Looms

Haley Byrd February 8, 2018 7:51 pm

The goal is to bolster the healthcare bills to help compensate for the loss of the individual mandate. (iStock photo)

Senators battle over changes to Obamacare bills

Robert King February 8, 2018 7:48 pm

The agreement would require the Energy Department to sell 100 million barrels of oil from the reserve, with 30 million barrels to be sold between fiscal 2022 and 2025, 35 million barrels in 2026, and another 35 million in 2027. (AP Photo/Energy Department)

Senate budget deal requires more sales from oil reserve

Josh Siegel February 8, 2018 7:27 pm